Of the 31 reported cases of COVID-19 that have come in from overseas so far, all are Chinese citizens and 17 are students, Beijing CDC deputy director Pang Xinghuo said at this afternoon’s press conference on epidemic control.
Pang gave the details as part of a statistical snapshot on imported cases of the disease, which at this point is now the main route of new infections in the Capital, as well as other parts of China outside Hubei.
To date, 26 of the 31, or 84 percent, came from the following five routes:
Aeroflot SU204 from Moscow
Etihad Airways EY888 from Abu Dhabi
Emirates EK306 from Dubai
Air China CA938 from London
Air China CA846 from Barcelona
A closer look showed that 21 came from two routes only: Abu Dhabi (14) and Moscow (7).
The 31 confirmed passengers are from Zhejiang (13 cases); Beijing, Gansu, Hubei, Liaoning, Ningxia Shandong and Sichuan, (2 each); Hebei, Fujian, Xinjiang, and Yunnan (1 each).
They came to Beijing from six countries: Italy (17), Spain (six), Iran (three), US (two), UK (two), and Thailand (one).
There have been 12 males and 19 females, aged 6 to 55 years old, with an average age of 28.
In terms of occupation, there were 17 students, six white collar professionals, five service industry personnel, and three unemployed individuals. The exact ages of the students have not been disclosed.
They went on to list the routes taken by all 31 so far, in some cases naming the city of embarkation and in other cases only the country:
Flights via Abu Dhabi:
12 cases: Milan – Abu Dhabi – Beijing
2 cases: Spain – Abu Dhabi – BeijingFlights via Moscow:
3 cases: Milan – Moscow – Beijing
3 cases: Iran – Moscow – Beijing
1 case: Madrid – Moscow – BeijingOther Routes:
3 cases: Madrid (direct)
2 cases: London (direct)
1 case: Italy – Dubai – Beijing
1 case: Italy – Germany – Beijing
1 case: US – Hong Kong – Beijing
1 case: US – Beijing
1 case: Thailand – Beijing
Pang added that of the 27 symptomatic returnees, some reported having a fever and visiting a local hospital before boarding their flight.
Photos: NPR
Source: Beijing Youth Daily
